Do the lichens Xanthoparmelia conspersa (ach.) hale and Rhizocarpon Ram. em. Th. Fr. subgenus Rhizocarpon utilise exogenous carbohydrates for radial growth?

Environmental and Experimental Botany

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 13-20

  Armstrong, R A ^a   Smith, S N ^a  

^a ASTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

exogenous carbohydrates; Lichen; radial growth; Rhizocarpon subgenus Rhizocarpon; Xanthoparmelia conspersa

Indexed keywords

RHIZOCARPON; XANTHOPARMELIA CONSPERSA;

EID: 0030135161     PISSN: 00988472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0098-8472(95)00047-X     Document Type: Article

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